Part1. What is Hawthorn berry powder benefits?
Hawthorn extract is a brownish-yellow powder substance extracted from the dried mature fruit of the Rosaceae plant CrataeguspinnatifidaBge.var.majorN.E.Br. or the Chemicalbook of Hawthorn CrataeguspinnatifidaBge. The main active ingredients are various organic acids. It has the effects of digesting and invigorating the stomach, reducing inflammation and relieving cough, lowering blood pressure, lowering blood fat, increasing coronary blood flow, preventing coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, etc., and has anti-cancer and anti-cancer effects.
Part2. Pharmacological effects
1. Promote digestion
Hawthorn extract can promote the secretion of digestive enzymes in the stomach and promote digestion. The lipase contained in it can promote the decomposition and digestion of fat; it contains a variety of organic acids and vitamin C, which can increase the activity of pepsin and promote the digestion of protein.
2. Antibacterial effect
Hawthorn extract has a strong antibacterial effect on Shigella, Flexneri, Sonnei and other Shigella and Escherichia coli. It also has antibacterial effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus B, Escherichia coli, Proteus, Bacillus anthracis, Bacillus diphtheria, Bacillus typhi, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, etc. Generally, it has a stronger effect on Gram-positive bacteria than Gram-negative bacteria. The processing method seems to have no effect on the antibacterial effect, and the antibacterial effect of raw charred hawthorn on Shigella, Proteus, and Escherichia coli has no significant difference.
3. Immunity enhancing effect
Experiments have confirmed that Hawthorn Injection has the function of significantly enhancing the humoral immunity and cellular immunity of rabbits, and has significantly enhanced the serum lysozyme content, serum hemagglutination antibody height, heart blood T lymphocyte E rosette formation rate and blood T lymphocyte transformation rate. effect.
4. Lowering blood fat and anti-atherosclerosis
Hawthorn can effectively increase the activity of serum LCAT, which is another mechanism of its anti-atherosclerosis. The active ingredient of hawthorn anti-atherosclerosis may be ursolic acid. Its chemical structure is similar to cholesterol. In addition: hawthorn rib alcohol extract can reduce hypercholesterolemia quail serum TC by 33.7% to 62.8%, (LDL+VLDL)-C by 34.4% to 65.6%; and reduce the deposition of cholesterol and cholesterol ester in the artery wall. Its effect is enhanced with the increase of drug dose. It has been reported in the literature that hawthorn nucleus has the effects of lowering arterial blood pressure, enhancing myocardial contractility, lowering blood fat, antiarrhythmia and experimental myocardial ischemia. The total flavonoids of hawthorn leaves have similar effects.
5. Inhibition of platelet aggregation
Experiments have shown that the decoction of hawthorn has a certain inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation in vitro, and its IC50 is 1.388%. When hawthorn and Alisma are combined, it can significantly improve the platelet aggregation inhibitory effect of Alisma.
6. The effect on uterine contraction
Hawthorn extract has the effect of contracting the uterus and promoting the recovery of the uterus. The effect of contracting the uterus can promote the discharge of blood clots in the uterine cavity. In addition, it has the effect of vasodilation, relieves the state of blood stasis, and has a certain sedative effect. These effects are the pharmacological basis for its use in the treatment of postpartum stasis abdominal pain.
7. Other functions
When the hawthorn extract was reacted at a constant temperature of 310K for 0.5, 1, 2 and 3 hours at a pH of 3.5, the blocking rates of diethylnitrite amine synthesis were 94.8%, 92.7%, 93.5% and 94.6%. In addition, this product also has the functions of deworming, antispasmodic and sedative.
